Grant Donaldson SC


High profile Sand Groper from the WA bar n' grill is On the Couch ... Films, music, books ... Cases and crimes ... Preventative detention in migration cases ... Closed courts ... Eyes shut yet still awake
Close to the source



The Map - Cowboy judge knocking over the china - One man's judicial rodeo, with leaks ... Mess-O-Potamia - Big Middle Eastern river system has court watches intrigued ... Justice Jenni slows down to set a new record ... Leading law academic shakes-up procedural fairness at the AAT ... Theodora reports
The History Boys


ASIC v CBA ... "Grandfathering" and its origins ... Exposition by Justice Jackman ... An unfortunate connection to race-based voter restrictions in the US of A ... Inappropriate use of the word in legal jargon ... Other judicial history detours ... Associate of judges Ginger Snatch reports
Federal judge gets to grips with the fair minded observer


Julian Burnside


A barrister, much of whose career has been in the public eye ... Counsel to the rich and the deprived ... Flirting with politics ... Career change ... Retirement ... Relaxation and writing await ... On The Couch
AI and its hallucinations
Generative AI is particularly counterproductive for the legal profession ... Rubbish in ... Rubbish out ... Mistakes and confirmation bias ... Precision and consistency under assault ... Veronica Lenard reports
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